关键词: 生活质量, 吞咽训练, 舌癌

Abstract: ［Abstract］ Objective To investigate the effects of early swallowing training on swallowing function and quality of life in postoperative patients with tongue cancer. Methods A total of 148 patients with postoperative tongue cancer were enrolled in our hospital. The mean age was 62.8±10.4 years. They were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group （74 cases each）. The treatment group began 2 weeks of swallowing training on the first day after operation while the control group did not receive swallowing intervention. The degree of dysphagia and quality of life were evaluated using the 10?Item Eating Assessment Tool （EAT?10）， and changes in swallowing function and quality of life before and after swallowing training （14 days） were recorded. The two sets of continuous variables were compared using the SPSS 24.0 software package using the t test， which was used to compare the categorical variables. Results Compared with the control group， there was no significant difference in gender， age， lymph node dissection， tumor stage and EAT?10 score between the treatment group （P<0.05）. The two groups had good comparability. The total score of EAT?10 standard scores in the treatment group was lower than that before treatment （P<0.05）. There was no significant difference between the EAT?10 total score and the first day after surgery in the control group. Conclusion Early swallowing training can improve the swallowing function and quality of life of postoperative patients with tongue cancer.

Key words: swallowing training, tongue cancer, quality of life